Monthly Natural Gas Distribution Survey - 2018
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Introduction
Purpose
This monthly survey collects data on the activities of Canadian establishments primarily engaged in operating natural gas distribution systems.
Additional information
This survey is conducted by Statistics Canada in order to collect the necessary information to support the Integrated Business Statistics Program (IBSP). This program combines various survey and administrative data to develop comprehensive measures of the Canadian economy.
The statistical information from the IBSP serves many purposes, including:
• Obtaining information on the supply of and/or demand for energy in Canada
• Enabling governmental agencies to fulfill their regulatory responsibilities in regards to public utilities
• Enabling all levels of government to establish informed policies in the energy area
• Assisting the business community in the corporate decision-making process.
Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.
Your participation in this survey is required under the authority of the Statistics Act.
Authority
Data are collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
Confidentiality
By law, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent, or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes only.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.
Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.
For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician, specifying the organizations with which you do not want Statistics Canada to share your data and mailing it to the following address:
Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada
Attention of Director, Enterprise Statistics Division
150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
You may also contact us by email at statcan.esd-helpdesk-dse-bureaudedepannage.statcan@canada.ca or by fax at 613-951-6583.
For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources, the Ministère de l'énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, the Manitoba Department of Mineral Resources, the British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, the British Columbia Ministry of Natural Gas Development, National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada and Environment Canada.
For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.
Record linkage
To enhance the data from this survey and to reduce the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine the information you provide with other surveys or administrative data sources.
Business or organization and contact information
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:1
Please verify or provide the business or organization's legal and operating name and correct where needed. Note: Legal name modifications should only be done to correct a spelling error or typo.
Legal name
Operating name (if applicable)
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:2
Please verify or provide the contact information of the designated business or organization contact person for this questionnaire and correct where needed. Note: The designated contact person is the person who should receive this questionnaire. The designated contact person may not always be the one who actually completes the questionnaire.
First name
Last name
Title
Preferred language of communication
Mailing address (number and street)
City
Province, territory or state
Postal code or ZIP code Example: A9A 9A9 or 12345-1234
Country
Email address Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable)
Fax number (including area code) Example: 123-123-1234
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3
Please verify or provide the current operational status of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above.
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- 1: Operational
- 2: Not currently operational e.g., temporarily or permanently closed, change of ownership
Why is this business or organization not currently operational?
- 1: Seasonal operations
- 2: Ceased operations
- 3: Sold operations
- 4: Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
- 5: Temporarily inactive but will re-open
- 6: No longer operating due to other reasons
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3a
Seasonal operations
When did this business or organization close for the season?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3b
Ceased operations
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
- 1: Bankruptcy
- 2: Liquidation
- 3: Dissolution
- 4: Other-Specify the other reasons for ceased operations
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3c
Sold operations
When was this business or organization sold?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the buyer?
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3d
Amalgamated with other businesses or organizations
When did this business or organization amalgamate?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
What is the legal name of the resulting or continuing business or organization?
What are the legal names of the other amalgamated businesses or organizations?
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3e
Temporarily inactive but will re-open
When did this business or organization become temporarily inactive?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
When does this business or organization expect to resume operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why is this business or organization temporarily inactive?
Business or organization and contact information - Question identifier:3f
No longer operating due to other reasons
When did this business or organization cease operations?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Why did this business or organization cease operations?
Main activity
Main activity - Question identifier:4
Please verify or provide the current main activity of the business or organization identified by the legal and operating name above. Note: The described activity was assigned using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
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- 1: This is the current main activity.
- 2: This is not the current main activity.
This is not the current main activity - Please provide a brief but precise description of this business or organization's main activity. e.g., breakfast cereal manufacturing, shoe store, software development
Main activity - Question identifier:5
You indicated that is not the current main activity. Was this business or organization's main activity ever classified as: ?
- 1: Yes
- 2: No
Main activity - Question identifier:5a
When did the main activity change?
Date:
Example: YYYY-MM-DD
Main activity - Question identifier:6
Please search and select the industry classification code that best corresponds to this business or organization's main activity. How to search: - if desired, you can filter the search results by first selecting this business or organization's activity sector - enter keywords or a brief description that best describes this business or organization main activity - press the Search button to search the database for an activity that best matches the keywords or description you provided - then select an activity from the list.
Select this business or organization's activity sector (optional)
Enter keywords or a brief description, then press the Search button
Please select an activity (industry code)
Please select an activity (industry description)
Industry Characteristics
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:1
What unit of measure will this business use to report natural gas quantities?
- 1: Thousands of cubic metres
- 2: Gigajoules (GJ)
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:2
What was the quantity of natural gas received directly from the following?
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
Transmission pipelines - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
Storage facilities - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
Other gas distributors (utility distribution systems) - Unit of measure
Total supply of natural gas - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:3
What was the average heating value in gigajoules (GJ) per thousand cubic meters of natural gas received?
Heating value in GJ per thousand cubic metres
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:4
During the reference month, to which of the following did this business deliver natural gas? Select all that apply.
Direct deliveries to consumers System gas consumers
Direct deliveries to consumers Consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy
Direct deliveries to consumers Consumers who have purchased their own natural gas directly from suppliers
Other deliveries Transmission pipelines
Other deliveries Storage facilities
Other deliveries Other gas distributors
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:5
What was the quantity and the value of natural gas delivered to the following types of system gas consumers? Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
Unit of measure - Power generation plants
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
Unit of measure - Other industrial consumers
Unit of measure - Subtotal — deliveries to industrial consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
Unit of measure - Commercial and institutional consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:d
Unit of measure - Residential consumers
Unit of measure - Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to system gas consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:5
What was the quantity and the value of natural gas delivered to the following types of system gas consumers? Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
CAN$ '000 - Power generation plants
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
CAN$ '000 - Other industrial consumers
CAN$ '000 - Subtotal — deliveries to industrial consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
CAN$ '000 - Commercial and institutional consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:d
CAN$ '000 - Residential consumers
CAN$ '000 - Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to system gas consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:6
What was the quantity and the value of natural gas delivered to consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy? Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
Unit of measure - Power generation plants
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
Unit of measure - Other industrial consumers
Unit of measure - Subtotal — deliveries to industrial consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
Unit of measure - Commercial and institutional consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:d
Unit of measure - Residential consumers
Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to consumers enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:6
What was the quantity and the value of natural gas delivered to consumers who are enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy? Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
CAN$ '000 - Power generation plants
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
CAN$ '000 - Other industrial consumers
CAN$ '000 - Subtotal — deliveries to industrial consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
CAN$ '000 - Commercial and institutional consumers
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:d
CAN$ '000 - Residential consumers
CAN$ '000 - Total quantity and value of natural gas delivered to consumers enrolled with third party marketers such as Direct Energy
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:7
What was the quantity of natural gas delivered to consumers who have purchased their own natural gas directly from suppliers? Exclude natural gas delivered to other distributors.
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
Power generation plants - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
Other industrial consumers - Unit of measure
Subtotal — deliveries to industrial consumers - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
Commercial and institutional consumers - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:d
Residential consumers - Unit of measure
Total quantity of natural gas delivered to the consumers who have purchased their own natural gas - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:8
What was the quantity of natural gas delivered to the following recipients?
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:a
Transmission pipelines - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:b
Storage facilities - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:c
Other gas distributors (utility distribution systems) - Unit of measure
Total other deliveries - Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:9
What was the quantity of natural gas consumed by this business for its own use?
Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:10
What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to line-pack fluctuations?
Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:11
What was the quantity of natural gas attributed to metering differences, line losses, and other unaccounted-for and cyclical-billing adjustments?
Unit of measure
Industry Characteristics - Question identifier:12
What was the average heating value in gigajoules (GJ) per thousand cubic metres of delivered natural gas?
Heating value in GJ per thousand cubic metres
Changes and events that affected the business or organization
Changes and events that affected the business or organization - Question identifier:1
Indicate any changes or events that affected the reported values for this business or organization, compared with the last reporting period. Select all that apply.
- 1: Strike or lock-out
- 2: Exchange rate impact
- 3: Price changes in goods or services sold
- 4: Contracting out
- 5: Organisational change
- 6: Price changes in labour or raw materials
- 7: Natural disaster
- 8: Recession
- 9: Change in product line
- 10: Sold business units
- 11: Expansion
- 12: New/lost contract
- 13: Plant Closures
- 14: Acquisition of business units
- 15: Other changes or events - specify:
- 16: Other changes or events - specify: (description)
- 17: No changes or events
Contact person
Contact person - Question identifier:1
Who is the best person to contact about this questionnaire?
First name:
Last name:
Title:
Email address:
Example: user@example.gov.ca
Telephone number (including area code):
Example: 123-123-1234
Extension number (if applicable):
Fax number (including area code):
Example: 123-123-1234
Feedback
Feedback - Question identifier:1
How long did it take to complete this questionnaire? - Include the time spent gathering the necessary information.
Hours:
Minutes:
Feedback - Question identifier:2
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